Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said Monday his government is considering the possibility of buying the US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan. “We feel (there’s a match) and we wish to buy. We’re still mulling (this), and if we already finish (the assessment) we will report to the president about this,” Ryacudu said in an interview. […]

Indian Air Force C-17 heavy lifter in Yemen

China is developing a new stealth all-weather attack aircraft / fighter-bomber to firm up the PLA bomber force. The new Chinese front-line bomber is designed to penetrate hostile territory and destroy ground and surface targets in any weather conditions, by day and night. The new Chinese front-line bomber has a maximum speed of 1,600km/h and […]

In the course of the large-scale command-and-staff training concerning aviation groups and Air Defence of the Eastern MD, aviation units located in Primorsk Krai, Transbaikalia Territory, Khabarovsk Krai and Kamchatka Krai performed air superiority missions. Su-35, Su-30 and Su-27 crews performed training air missions, launched missiles and conducted firing at a number of training areas. […]

An Iranian military observation aircraft flew within 50 yards of an armed U.S. Navy helicopter over the Persian Gulf this month, sparking concern that top Iranian commanders might not be in full control of local forces, CNN has learned. The incident, which has not been publicly disclosed, troubled U.S. military officials because the unsafe maneuver […]

The official ceremony for the delivery of the first C-27J Spartan to Peru’s Air Force has taken place today, in Lima, at Las Palmas base. The event has seen the participation of the Peruvian Defence Minister, Pedro Cateriano Bellido, the Commander in Chief of the Peruvian Air Force – General Dante Arévalo Abate, the Italian […]

A team of two F-18 jets of the United States Navy was forced to land at Tainan Air Force Base due to technical problems, reports said Wednesday. The two planes were accompanying an EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft. When a technical problem occurred, the crew of the Prowler reportedly asked Tainan for permission to land, […]

The U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 200 Airmen as the first Air National Guard theater security package in Europe to support Operation Atlantic Resolve this week. The aircraft and Airmen, from the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, Jacksonville, Fla., are set to be in place and fulfilling […]

In March 2015, Airbus Helicopters delivered two upgraded Cougar helicopters to the French Army. Part of a group of 15 Cougars to be modernized by the company from 2013 to 2015 (the first eight of which were delivered in 2013 and 2014), these upgraded helicopters now benefit from a larger operating range, new avionics and […]

India will undertake mid-life upgrade of six Russian-made Kamov 28 anti-submarine warfare helicopters besides overhaul of another four. Of the ten Kamov 28 helicopters that were procured from the erstwhile USSR in the mid-80s, only a few are in flying condition today while the remaining have been mothballed for spares. The Defence Acquisition Council on […]